Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn
A multitude of new moons have made their presence known around Jupiter and Saturn, bringing…
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Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Jupiter's moons can have surprising effects on the world's displays of auroral lights by "stomping…
Auroras on Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede look like Earth’s northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals
A fleeting flyby of Ganymede has revealed that its shimmering auroras may behave far more…
Is Jupiter on a diet: New measurements say it’s smaller than we thought
Jupiter has had its length and breadth measured again, and it turns out the giant…
Mysterious polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn could be key to understanding their insides
Scientists may finally know why Jupiter and Saturn have very different weather patterns at their…
Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago
Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early…
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought
An artist’s impression of the Juno spacecraft over Jupiter’s South PoleNASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiter is not quite…
Juno spacecraft finds auroral ‘footprints’ of Jupiter’s moon Callisto for 1st time
In a landmark observation by a team of international researchers, NASA's Juno spacecraft has, for…
The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Crucially, unlike Io’s odd magnetic field, which seemed to indicate that it concealed an ocean’s…
Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week
Mercury and Jupiter will fit within the field of view of a pair of 10x50…